Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says world leaders will continue to push Europe to tackle its debt crisis in order to prevent a ripple effect on economies around the globe.
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Flaherty sounds warning on Europe debt crisis
Posted: September 17, 2011 in BusinessTags: crisis, debt, Europe, Flaherty, sounds, warning
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Air Canada flight attendants serve strike notice
Posted: September 17, 2011 in BusinessTags: attendants, Canada, flight, notice, serve, strike
Air Canada’s flight attendants have given their strike notice and could be off the job as early as Wednesday.
Some BlackBerry users hit by outage
Posted: September 16, 2011 in BusinessTags: 'some, BlackBerry, outage, users
On a day when Research in Motion’s stock was being punished by investors, the company said some customers were having technical issues with their BlackBerry devices.
Raitt wants meeting with Air Canada, union
Posted: September 16, 2011 in BusinessTags: Canada, meeting, Raitt, union, wants
Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt is inviting Air Canada and its unionized flight attendants to a meeting early next week if they can’t reach a tentative agreement over the weekend.
Flaherty urges more private R&D spending
Posted: September 16, 2011 in BusinessTags: Flaherty, more, private, R&D, spending, urges
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty used a speech at a high-technology hub in Waterloo, Ont., to call on Canada’s private sector to pump more money into research and development.
University tuition rises 4.3% on average
Posted: September 16, 2011 in BusinessTags: 4.3%, average, rises, tuition, University
The average tuition at Canadian universities rose by 4.3 per cent for full-time students in undergraduate programs this year, almost 40 per cent above the inflation, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
Ex PQ leader joins Questerre Energy
Posted: September 16, 2011 in BusinessTags: energy, joins, leader, Questerre
Canada’s shale gas industry is turning to another Quebec political heavyweight to bolster its case for further exploration.
UBS rogue trader charged with fraud
Posted: September 16, 2011 in BusinessTags: charged, fraud, rogue, trader
London police say Kweku Adoboli, the UBS trader accused of losing the Swiss banking giant $ 2 billion in rogue trading, has been charged with fraud and false accounting.
Shares of Research in Motion fell sharply in early trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Friday, a day after reporting disappointing financial results.
UBS pressured to explain rogue trader
Posted: September 16, 2011 in BusinessTags: explain, pressured, rogue, trader
UBS was under pressure on Friday to explain how its managers failed to catch a $ 2 billion loss due to rogue trading, with experts calling into question the Swiss bank’s ability to turn around its scandal-hit image.
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